Always open
January 2018
| Sponsorship
By:
Anonymous
A member reflects on the joys and challenges of sponsorship and how it’s kept him sober for 31 wonderful years
This Is The Beginning Of The Rest of My Life…Right?
November 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Melanie P.
| Lachute, Québec
A newcomer wants to hide at her first AA meeting, until she is surrounded by welcoming women who make sure that she is okay
Just A Phone Call Away
October 2017
By:
Ed M.
| Louisville, Ky.
A distraught AA reached out his hand for help and, 2000 miles away, another AA grasped it
Say What You Need to Say
August 2017
By:
John S.
| Los Angeles, California
How his fear of making amends to his brother ended with a song
Dear Manuel
July 2017
By:
Matt S.
| Buffalo Grove, Illinois
For one member, corresponding with an inmate has been a long, wonderful journey
The Strange Mental Blank Spot
July 2017
By:
Louisa P.
| Seattle, Wash.
An alcoholic does battle with the strange mental blank spot that separates her (and all alcoholics) from the rest of humanity
The Walls
June 2017
By:
Robert A.
| Vernon, British Columbia
He built a wall so high others couldn’t get in and he couldn’t get out. Then AA entered his life and he understood he wasn’t alone, after all
Bird trouble
April 2017
By:
Woody R.
| Stockton, California
He was in a jam alright, but it wasn’t over feathers. This time liquor had him locked up good
No More Excuses
April 2017
Seeking to find a solution to the God-shaped void in her soul, she turned to AA and discovered a miraculous new life
A Coin for Mark
February 2017
By:
Tim C.
| Phillipsburg, New Jersey
He thought he’d never see hope in his tragic drinking story. But luckily, through service he now does
Swimming with Mom
February 2017
By:
Romee D.
| New York, New York
Drenched in memories, she dove into the past to make amends to the woman who never gave up on her
“I Heard You Don’t Drink”
December 2016
By:
Rodney D.
| Fort Lauderdale, Florida
There’s nothing like an anonymity break to ruin a lovely, hot summer beach day
Last Chance
November 2016
He’d blown a lot of chances, but one last offer of help came his way, he grabbed it, and began trying to help other people
Happy sweltering Thanksgiving
November 2016
It’s 100 degrees, the family is nuts and the turkey’s burning. Thank God mom is sober
Our Oasis
July 2016
On a much-needed vacation to Mexico, a sober couple take in some sun and make a host of new AA friends
Rare and elusive
January 2010
By:
JOE H.
| Tucson, Ariz.
Until he takes the First Step, a collector misses the real value of the Big Book
Cold turkey
November 2009
By:
JIM L.
| Newton, Kan.
Caught with a bottle during Thanksgiving, a drunk nears his moment of truth
59th General Service Conference meets
August 2009
By:
D.B.
| Consort, Alberta
Members meet to chart the course of AA over the next year
THE BOTTOM OF THE GLASS
March 2009
By:
KATHLEEN M.
| Riverside, Rhode Island
A young "old-timer" discovers how fragile sobriety can be
Third Time's a Charm
February 2009
By:
Lynn K.
| Minnetonka, Minnesota
After three marriages and decades of drinking, this AA finally surrenders
An Electronic Dream
June 2008
By:
Daniel S.
| Brooklyn, New York
MAKING VITAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR AAS
SUFFERING IS OPTIONAL
January 2008
By:
Felix C.
| Rockaway, New York
A member learns different survival skills behind the walls
It Doesn't Apply To Me
April 2007
By:
Anonymous
| Pennsylvania
The difference between defiance and defeat
Stumbling Into The Fourth Dimension
January 2007
By:
Tim B.
| Scottdale, Georgia
Sobriety brings a drunk to his knees
Between A Bartender And A Bad-tempered Boss
December 2006
By:
Angela W.
Alone in a bar on her first AA anniversary